Expression of Interest For Ethiopia Solar Round 2A - Pre-Fpic, Initial Stakeholder Mapping And Engagement

Expression of Interest are invited for Ethiopia Solar Round 2A - Pre-FPIC , Initial Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement The Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Directorate General of Ethiopia (the PPP-DG) and the Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) as the procuring authority, have engaged the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as its lead transaction advisor (IFC Advisory) to support the tender process for the Ethiopia Solar Round 2A Program. The PPP projects will consist of two utility scale solar PV IPP plants at two sites named Gad II and Weranso and will be awarded to sponsors who will design, finance, construct, operate and maintain the solar PV farms over the 25-year PPA term. As determined in the E&S Scoping Study conducted for the projects in September 2025, it is anticipated that the development of both projects will result in impacts, including on land acquisition and land uses, on the Somali/Issa Clans and Afar Clans and potentially other ethnic groups living or using the land and resources in the projects area of influence (including the Amhara ethnic group). Based on the 2025 E&S Scoping Studies, both projects will require a FPIC process aligned with Performance Standard 7. It is anticipated the FPIC process will be conducted by the winning bidder, as a component of the projects ESIAs which will detail the circumstances requiring FPIC and quantifying the impacts. It is however noted that the process of FPIC can be complex from both a community and bidder perspective, hence the requirement for initial stakeholder mapping, community consultation and engagement which are covered under this assignment. The Consultant, in coordination with EEP and the regional state/woreda as needed, will collect information on the Issa and Afar clans (and any other communities as needed). It will then support EEP and the regional state/woreda to initiate an engagement process to inform affected communities of each of the proposed projects and prepare a FPIC Roadmap. Tender Link : https://wbgeprocure-rfxnow.worldbank.org/rfxnow/public/advertisement/6386/view.html